Workshops

July Workshops: Acrylic paint

• July 20: Bubbles on dark backgrounds
  • Continuing to learn color theory, students will discuss the difference that a dark background makes with colors.  cool colors and underpainting will be learned.
• July 27: Painting plants
  • Students will be painting their choice of cool-colored plants on warm-colored backgrounds as we wrap up color theory.

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August Workshops: Multi-media drawing and painting techniques

• August 3: Drawing Portraits
  • Students will be drawing portraits of themselves or others in trading card, baseball card, or playing card form!  This will involve drawing facial features, sketching with pencil and outlining with ink.
• August 10: Portraits continued
  • Students will learn to mix marker and paint to create bright vibrant colors.  Lettering will be introduced on the trading card, baseball card, or playing card portraits.
• August 17: Multi-media music drawings
  • Students will draw images on sheet music pages (either provided or ones they can bring from home) The music or lyrics will compliment the artwork.  Once images are drawn, students will hatch in ink then fill in with watercolor. Projects will be framed.
• August 24: monocolor ink drawings
  • Students will be mixing paint and ink in this activity, resulting in realistic drawings with an abstract splash of color! Projects will be framed.
• August 31: Broken drawings
  • Students will draw objects realistically then “break them” up with abstract colors and shapes. Projects will be framed.

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September Workshops: MUMS!

• September 7: Mums on wood
  • Adults will wood burn mums that they draw.  Multiple options will be available including ornaments and signs of various sizes.
• September 14: multi-panel mum paintings
  • Our large mum paintings will be spread onto 3 canvases, making a little flower seem larger than life!
• September 21: Scratchboard mums
  • Mums will be drawn using scratchboards!  Hatching and crosshatching will be taught and all tools provided.  Projects will be framed.
• September 28: Mum painting on fluid background
  • Students will follow steps to create an abstract background using fluid painting techniques (pouring, blowing, and dripping paint) before painting realistic looking mums in the foreground.